. >> reporter: that includes buying and converting a failed solar energy plant in mesa, arizona, a project that will pump cutting edge technology and 2,000 jobs into the area. >> i think it's not only important to mesa and to arizona, i think it's important to the u.s. that apple has decided to manufacture here in the country. i don't think it's any accident that they're doing this at this time. >> reporter: in fact, apple's ceo tim cook recently announced his plans to inject $100 million into a mac product line to be built in the united states. it's all part of apple's head in the usa push which also includes building a facility in austin, texas, and a repair shop in pennsylvania. more this, of course, comes after several years of overseas controversies including low wages for workers and a rash of suicides at a facility of an apple supplier in china. other companies could soon follow apple. scott smith says secretive deals are already in the works for several tech ventures in the area that could boost local and state economies for years to come. >> christmas came early here. we hope that